Fukuchi Station (福地駅, Fukuchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Fukuchi Station 福地駅 | |||||
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 Fukuchi Station in July 1928 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kawaguchi-cho Matsubara 28, Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken 445-0873 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′41″N 137°02′55″E / 34.8446°N 137.0486°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Nishio Line | ||||
| Distance | 17.4 kilometers from Shin Anjō | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN11 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 13, 1915 | ||||
| Previous names | Isshikiguchi (until 1949) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 657 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Fukuchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 17.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin Anjō.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms with Platform 1 on a passing loop, and connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Nishio Line | for Nishio, Shin Anjō and Meitetsu Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Nishio Line | for Kira Yoshida |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line | ||||
| Nishio | Express | Kami Yokosuka | ||
| Nishio | Local | Kami Yokosuka | ||
Station history edit
Fukuchi Station was opened on February 13, 1915, as Ishikiguchi Station (一色口駅, Ishikiguchi-eki) on the privately held Nishio Railway. On December 21, 1926, the Nishio Railway merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Meitetsu Group on August 1, 1935. It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1949. The station has been unattended since February 1967.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 657 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- JA Mikawa Fukuchi branch office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 西尾の統計 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nishio City. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Fukuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)